---
title: description
framework: swiftui
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: swiftui/color/description
---

# description

A textual representation of the color.

## Declaration

```swift
var description: String { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion Use this method to get a string that represents the color. The print(_:separator:terminator:) function uses this property to get a string representing an instance: print(Color.red) // Prints "red"